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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Rainsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rainsville and the surrounding area.
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above
website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed
sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above,
we pass this GPS location for Rainsville:
- 35.978065, -105.208780
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Rainsville
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Mora County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mora County
- Since Rainsville is near San Miguel County and also Rio Arriba County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for San Miguel County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rio Arriba County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Rainsville
Communities Also Named Rainsville ...
We found three communities that are also named Rainsville.
Within New Mexico, the name Rainsville is unique.
Beyond New Mexico, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- DeKalb County
- This Rainsville is located in DeKalb County and lies 1,095 miles [1,762.2 km]<1> to the east of the Rainsville that is located in Mora County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Rainsville.
- Indiana
- Warren County
- This Rainsville is located in Warren County and lies 1,016 miles [1,635.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Rainsville that is located in Mora County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Rainsville.
- Texas
- Shelby County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Rainsville [Shelby County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rainsville ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Cherry Valley ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Valley is located in Mora County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
- Geronimo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Geronimo is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geronimo
- Halls Peak ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hot Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Mineral Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral Hill is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Hill
- Montezuma
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Rock Wall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Wall is located in Taos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Wall
- Shoemaker
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shoemaker is located in Mora County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemaker
- Sweetwater ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sweetwater is located in Colfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Trout Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
How Far From Rainsville to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Rainsville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rainsville and extending to:
- Mora, which is the Seat of Mora County, lies just to the West.
- Santa Fe, which is the State Capital of New Mexico, lies 46 miles [74 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Rainsville to Santa Fe, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,551 miles [2,496.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of three days, a buggy would take 61 days and walking would take 89 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,096 miles [11,419.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,854 miles [12,639.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,767 miles [9,281.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rainsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Rainsville could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <5> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Rainsville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rainsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9781, Longitude: -105.2088 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.283 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.348 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.437 degrees. |
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